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Three Helpful Tips for IC Management

Various tools and techniques to help deal with the IC bladder pain syndrome(interstitial cystitis, vulvodynia, chronic prostatitis, IBS, GERD, and fibromyalgia) can be very helpful especially when they come from readers such as yourself  As a community we’re all in this together and so suggestions to implement the energy science principles can be helpful for all of us working toward eliminating IC from our lives  Here are some suggestions about tools, herbs, and practical dietary solutions that can be helpful

CCF Tea Made Easier

Contigo travel mug with tea infuserThe Contigo travel mug with tea infuser makes it easier to carry CCF(cumin coriander fennel) tea on the road  CCF tea is important in the IC bladder pain syndrome because the primary energy patterns involved are Pitta(hot) and Vata(mobile)  Both imbalances are helped by CCF which has the qualities of cold and stable   It also builds agni which is always abnormally low in the syndrome  So sipping on CCF tea on a regular basis can be like the proverbial “drip on the forehead”  Using the travel mug is a nice way to keep the seeds in the hot water and let them steep into the tea as you travel

Adding a spearmint or basil(cold) leaf to your CCF tea basket can additionally augment the cooling effect of the tea

Acacia for IBS Symptoms

The acacia herb comes from the resin of the acacia tree of which there are many varieties growing in many hot parts of the world  Typically when herbs come from hot climates they carry the cold quality because Nature provides those living in those climates foods that help them maintain their health in such climates  Aloe is another example of such a plant

Acacia powder acts like psyllium husk in that it can help with diarrhea and constipation  In small dosing it can absorb the hot Pitta quality and stop diarrhea that occurs in IBS and inflammatory bowel disease  In larger doses both can help with constipation

Nutritional Help

Some of our readers have asked about diet assistance in order to implement the suggestions that I make on the blog  I’m a proponent of making the nutritional changes within your existing diet rather than creating new recipes  This can take some time but it’s worth it in the end  I’ll be putting together an energy science nutritional class in the near future  Let me know if you want to sign up at drbilldean@gmail.com

Get Vaccinated!

Posted by on Oct 22, 2021 in Uncategorized | 0 comments

In a recent article the Washington Post(https://wapo.st/30TtyIT) reviewed the reasons people are reluctant to take the COVID vaccine. One significantly addressed reason in the article is that many antivaxxers are followers of alternative health social media platforms that sow misinformation about the current vaccines which mislead their loyal followers who have grown to trust the messaging as reliable and trustworthy. In the past while heavy metal adjuvants such as mercury and aluminum may have had significant  effects in...

read more

Natural Ways to Improve Your Immunity

Posted by on Mar 20, 2020 in Uncategorized | 0 comments

Natural Ways to Improve Your Immunity

Last time we talked about a long list of Ayurvedic lifestyles that will enhance immunity Here’s a shortlist of trace metals that are important in immunity which is the only way we individually will improve our immunologic response when infected by a viral load such as COVID 19 Nasal breathing  Many of us breathe through the mouth The simple transition to nasal breathing can enhance nitric oxide which improves immunologic response among other things Neti use can improve immunity directly and indirectly Because it clears ...

read more

How Ayurveda Can Support Immunity in Pandemics

Posted by on Mar 15, 2020 in Uncategorized | 0 comments

How Ayurveda Can Support Immunity in Pandemics

It’s now surprising that as we have been discussing the microbiome and how healing it can lead to healing ICPBS that treating the microbiome can be instrumental in protecting yourself and loved ones during this COVID 19 pandemic now going on in the US Here’s a video link for more information: And below is the supporting information referred to in the video THE RELEVANCE OF AGNI AND GUT MICROBIOME TO HEALTH From an Ayurvedic perspective our digestive strength and function (agni) is central to the disease process....

read more

ICPBS and the Microbiome: The Role of Mushrooms

Posted by on Feb 28, 2020 in Uncategorized | 0 comments

ICPBS and the Microbiome:  The Role of Mushrooms

From previous blogs the IC bladder pain syndrome(interstitial cystitis, chronic prostatitis, irritable bowel syndrome, fibromyalgia, and vulvodynia) is a neuropathy that stems from an imbalance in the agni of the colon specifically the rectosigmoid and rectum. This leads to an energetic imbalance in the colon leading to an imbalance in the pelvic nerves. In the last blog we discussed the role of the common probiotics in today’s marketplace by way of the handout offered to subscribers on request These common probiotics are...

read more

ICPBS: Who Are the Microbiome Players?

Posted by on Feb 13, 2020 in Uncategorized | 0 comments

ICPBS: Who Are the Microbiome Players?

From previous blogs the IC bladder pain syndrome(interstitial cystitis, chronic prostatitis, irritable bowel syndrome, fibromyalgia, and vulvodynia) is a neuropathy that stems from an imbalance in the agni of the colon specifically the rectosigmoid and rectum. This leads to an energetic imbalance in the colon leading to an imbalance in the pelvic nerves. In the last blog we discussed the role of the common probiotics in today’s marketplace by way of the handout offered to subscribers on request These common probiotics are...

read more

Relevance of Agni and Microbiome to Health

Posted by on Jan 28, 2020 in Uncategorized | 0 comments

Relevance of Agni and Microbiome to Health

Bacteria populate the gut in increasing numbers from the upper smalll bowel to the densest population residing in the colon which are “good and bad guys” From previous blogs the IC bladder pain syndrome(interstitial cystitis, chronic prostatitis, irritable bowel syndrome, fibromyalgia, anf vulvodynia) is a neuropathy that stems from an imbalance in the agni of the colon specifically the rectosigmoid and rectum. This leads to an energetic imbalance in the colon leading to an imbalance in the pelvic nerves. From an AY...

read more

IC Treatment by Supporting the Microbiome

Posted by on Jan 11, 2020 in Uncategorized | 0 comments

IC Treatment by Supporting the Microbiome

In the world of Ayurveda the IC bladder pain syndrome(interstitial cystitis, irritable bowel syndrome, chronic prostatitis, fibromyalgia) arises from a disturbance in the ability to digest food. This impaired digestion leads to toxic buildup that then leads to toxins collecting in areas outside the bowel. One of the areas where this buildup occurs in the pelvic nerves surrounding the large bowel. This leads to all the bladder symptoms that occur in IC such as urinary frequency, urgency, and episodic burning on urination but also the...

read more

IC and Inflammed Gut: How to Deal With It By Diet

Posted by on Sep 11, 2019 in bladder, bladder pain, chronic fatigue syndrome, chronic pelvic pain syndrome, chronic prostatitis, CPPS, fibromyalgia, GERD, IBS, IC, Interstiial cystitis, vulvodynia | 0 comments

IC and Inflammed Gut:  How to Deal With It By Diet

Through the Ayurvedic lens of seeing disease in the IC bladder pain syndrome(interstitial cystitis, vulvodynia, chronic prostatitis, GERD, IBS, fibromyalgia) the GIT(gastrointestinal tract) is inflammed with acidic blood pH in the range of 5.5 to 6.5  Alkalinizing the GIT using diet is fundamental to healing the disease  This also helps heal over time the microbiome that is universally affected in these conditions A unique combination of alkalinizing greens and protein can make a complete meal or as side dish for other foods on the table(can...

read more

The Neti Pot and IC: How It Works Energetically

Posted by on May 19, 2018 in bladder, bladder pain, chronic pelvic pain syndrome, fibromyalgia, GERD, IBS, IC, Interstiial cystitis, vulvodynia | 0 comments

The Neti Pot and IC: How It Works Energetically

It’s not just one thing that you do energetically to heal a problem but a multiplicity of things because it takes a multipliticity of things to cause IC in the first place  Neti is one on those things Kapha is the energy pattern of stability in the physiology  It is composed of the qualities of heavy, slow/dull, cool, slimy/smooth, liquid, dense, soft, hard, static, and sticky  Think of the mucous from the common cold and you will have a good understanding of the qualities of Kapha which supports bodily structures When Kapha becomes...

read more

Happy Holidays from IC Solutions

Posted by on Dec 25, 2017 in bladder, bladder pain, chronic prostatitis, fibromyalgia, GERD, IBS, IC, Interstiial cystitis, vulvodynia | 0 comments

Happy Holidays from IC Solutions

Wishing you all the best of health in your journey to eliminate the energy imbalance of interstitial cystitis from your life And the best of holiday cheer in sharing this season with your loved...

read more

Castor oil and Tea Tree as Penetrating Lower Abdominal Therapy

Castor oil is cooling when applied externally on the skin and we have talked about this in previous posts as a means of helping deal with the hot quality in the pelvis causing the symptoms of the IC bladder pain syndrome(interstitial cystitis, vulvodynia, chronic prostatitis, IBS, GERD, and fibromylagia)  When using castor with lower abdominal marmas over time this can prove effective in dealing with pelvic pain

Of course in energy science work it’s not just one thing that you do that helps with this chronic pain complex but a multiplicity of therapies(nutrition, day in balance, herbs etc) and the use of marma along with medicinal oils can be very helpful  Castor oil packs have been used for a long time in the symptomatic relief of the lower abdominal pain of IC  It makes sense that castor’s effect would be through the route of marma since the lower abdominal application of the castor would have little to do with its apparent internal effects of pain relief

Downward gati with pelvic marmaTherapeutic Application of Tea Tree and Castor

The energy science often uses an essential oil along with an oil like castor which can deliver positive effects to the involved tissues through the influence of marma points  Adding 12 drops of pure tea tree oil to 30cc(1 oz) of castor oil(use a 1 oz dropper bottle)makes a 2% solution that can have therapeutic effects when delivered through marma point of the lower abdomen

The arrows in the accompanying diagram point to specific marmas in the infraumbilical(below the belly button) area  A point midway between the belly button and pubic bone is not as well as a point just above the pubic bone  There are also paired points, two midway on a line between the belly button and the pelvic bone lateral to the pubic bone, and two lateral to the midline pubic bone point

The application of the above oil is done to these specific points, massaging two points at a time in any combination  The points can be massaged for 3minutes and then move onto another pair of points  All totaled should take about 9 minutes  You can also use castor on the rest of the abdomen  Many find application of heat helpful after the castor application

 Medicinal Effects of Tea Tree Oil and Castor

As has been discussed the medicinal effects of castor are well known in the energy science  It’s unique in that it has a physiologic cooling effect when applied externally but when taken internally it has the opposite heating effect producing increased gut motility  Of course this cooling effect can be beneficial for those who have IC which is caused by the hot and mobile qualities

The tea tree is indiginous to Australia and the leaves are rich in melaleuca oil which is composed of several different aromatic terpenes that cause a very penetrating effect of the oil into deep tissues  This then makes it an excellent choice for marma therapy where the penetrating effect of the oil can bring about therapeutic effects to the the organs that are represented on the skin  Tea tree oil is balancing to all 3 energy patterns and therefore can be very helpful in IC particularly the hot quality of Pitta

Get Vaccinated!

Posted by on Oct 22, 2021 in Uncategorized | 0 comments

In a recent article the Washington Post(https://wapo.st/30TtyIT) reviewed the reasons people are reluctant to take the COVID vaccine. One significantly addressed reason in the article is that many antivaxxers are followers of alternative health social media platforms that sow misinformation about the current vaccines which mislead their loyal followers who have grown to trust the messaging as reliable and trustworthy. In the past while heavy metal adjuvants such as mercury and aluminum may have had significant  effects in...

read more

Natural Ways to Improve Your Immunity

Posted by on Mar 20, 2020 in Uncategorized | 0 comments

Natural Ways to Improve Your Immunity

Last time we talked about a long list of Ayurvedic lifestyles that will enhance immunity Here’s a shortlist of trace metals that are important in immunity which is the only way we individually will improve our immunologic response when infected by a viral load such as COVID 19 Nasal breathing  Many of us breathe through the mouth The simple transition to nasal breathing can enhance nitric oxide which improves immunologic response among other things Neti use can improve immunity directly and indirectly Because it clears ...

read more

How Ayurveda Can Support Immunity in Pandemics

Posted by on Mar 15, 2020 in Uncategorized | 0 comments

How Ayurveda Can Support Immunity in Pandemics

It’s now surprising that as we have been discussing the microbiome and how healing it can lead to healing ICPBS that treating the microbiome can be instrumental in protecting yourself and loved ones during this COVID 19 pandemic now going on in the US Here’s a video link for more information: And below is the supporting information referred to in the video THE RELEVANCE OF AGNI AND GUT MICROBIOME TO HEALTH From an Ayurvedic perspective our digestive strength and function (agni) is central to the disease process....

read more

ICPBS and the Microbiome: The Role of Mushrooms

Posted by on Feb 28, 2020 in Uncategorized | 0 comments

ICPBS and the Microbiome:  The Role of Mushrooms

From previous blogs the IC bladder pain syndrome(interstitial cystitis, chronic prostatitis, irritable bowel syndrome, fibromyalgia, and vulvodynia) is a neuropathy that stems from an imbalance in the agni of the colon specifically the rectosigmoid and rectum. This leads to an energetic imbalance in the colon leading to an imbalance in the pelvic nerves. In the last blog we discussed the role of the common probiotics in today’s marketplace by way of the handout offered to subscribers on request These common probiotics are...

read more

ICPBS: Who Are the Microbiome Players?

Posted by on Feb 13, 2020 in Uncategorized | 0 comments

ICPBS: Who Are the Microbiome Players?

From previous blogs the IC bladder pain syndrome(interstitial cystitis, chronic prostatitis, irritable bowel syndrome, fibromyalgia, and vulvodynia) is a neuropathy that stems from an imbalance in the agni of the colon specifically the rectosigmoid and rectum. This leads to an energetic imbalance in the colon leading to an imbalance in the pelvic nerves. In the last blog we discussed the role of the common probiotics in today’s marketplace by way of the handout offered to subscribers on request These common probiotics are...

read more

Relevance of Agni and Microbiome to Health

Posted by on Jan 28, 2020 in Uncategorized | 0 comments

Relevance of Agni and Microbiome to Health

Bacteria populate the gut in increasing numbers from the upper smalll bowel to the densest population residing in the colon which are “good and bad guys” From previous blogs the IC bladder pain syndrome(interstitial cystitis, chronic prostatitis, irritable bowel syndrome, fibromyalgia, anf vulvodynia) is a neuropathy that stems from an imbalance in the agni of the colon specifically the rectosigmoid and rectum. This leads to an energetic imbalance in the colon leading to an imbalance in the pelvic nerves. From an AY...

read more

IC Treatment by Supporting the Microbiome

Posted by on Jan 11, 2020 in Uncategorized | 0 comments

IC Treatment by Supporting the Microbiome

In the world of Ayurveda the IC bladder pain syndrome(interstitial cystitis, irritable bowel syndrome, chronic prostatitis, fibromyalgia) arises from a disturbance in the ability to digest food. This impaired digestion leads to toxic buildup that then leads to toxins collecting in areas outside the bowel. One of the areas where this buildup occurs in the pelvic nerves surrounding the large bowel. This leads to all the bladder symptoms that occur in IC such as urinary frequency, urgency, and episodic burning on urination but also the...

read more

IC and Inflammed Gut: How to Deal With It By Diet

Posted by on Sep 11, 2019 in bladder, bladder pain, chronic fatigue syndrome, chronic pelvic pain syndrome, chronic prostatitis, CPPS, fibromyalgia, GERD, IBS, IC, Interstiial cystitis, vulvodynia | 0 comments

IC and Inflammed Gut:  How to Deal With It By Diet

Through the Ayurvedic lens of seeing disease in the IC bladder pain syndrome(interstitial cystitis, vulvodynia, chronic prostatitis, GERD, IBS, fibromyalgia) the GIT(gastrointestinal tract) is inflammed with acidic blood pH in the range of 5.5 to 6.5  Alkalinizing the GIT using diet is fundamental to healing the disease  This also helps heal over time the microbiome that is universally affected in these conditions A unique combination of alkalinizing greens and protein can make a complete meal or as side dish for other foods on the table(can...

read more

The Neti Pot and IC: How It Works Energetically

Posted by on May 19, 2018 in bladder, bladder pain, chronic pelvic pain syndrome, fibromyalgia, GERD, IBS, IC, Interstiial cystitis, vulvodynia | 0 comments

The Neti Pot and IC: How It Works Energetically

It’s not just one thing that you do energetically to heal a problem but a multiplicity of things because it takes a multipliticity of things to cause IC in the first place  Neti is one on those things Kapha is the energy pattern of stability in the physiology  It is composed of the qualities of heavy, slow/dull, cool, slimy/smooth, liquid, dense, soft, hard, static, and sticky  Think of the mucous from the common cold and you will have a good understanding of the qualities of Kapha which supports bodily structures When Kapha becomes...

read more

Happy Holidays from IC Solutions

Posted by on Dec 25, 2017 in bladder, bladder pain, chronic prostatitis, fibromyalgia, GERD, IBS, IC, Interstiial cystitis, vulvodynia | 0 comments

Happy Holidays from IC Solutions

Wishing you all the best of health in your journey to eliminate the energy imbalance of interstitial cystitis from your life And the best of holiday cheer in sharing this season with your loved...

read more

IC and the Biorhythms of Eating: 3 Ways to Get Out of the Rut

Graph of US eating timesBiorhythms of sleep have become well recognized patterns and research has shown that they are intimately associated with health and the prevention of disease For example, people who work night shifts are more prone to health problems  But the energy science of Ayurveda also gives us a biorhythm of eating which if adhered to improves the entire digestive process and supports this important concept of agni that I’ve talked about in the past

The biorhythm research has continually confirmed what the energy science gives us as guidance about eating and rest  As a matter of fact most contemporary research continues to support what the energy science talks about regarding prevention of progressive disease  If we are plagued with the IC bladder pain syndrome(interstitial cystitis, vulvodynia, chronic prostatitis, IBS, GERD, and fibromyalgia) then we certainly don’t want to get worse

The Eating Biorhythm

Since we are part of Nature(if you don’t agree then show me how you remove yourself from Her) we will naturally flow with Her rhythms  I just alluded to the health problems that occur when we don’t go to bed with Nature and wake up with Her  So it is with our eating biorhythm cycle

If we don’t take our biggest meal when Nature is doing so then our digestion suffers  Our agni or digestive power is maximal at between 11a and 2p  Even if our agni is suboptimal the point is that it will be as good as it can be around the noon hour  This is completely compatible with what our ancestors knew before we became accustomed to “city life” where schedules for a healthy lifestyle are abandoned

The energy science says that eating our biggest meal of the day at noon time is optimal for health and encourages the best chance for us to digest well  What does “biggest” mean?  What you can comfortably hold in your 2 hands represents two-thirds of your stomach capacity and Ayurveda’s guideline is that more than 2 handfuls overdistends the stomach capacity and risks the chance to form ama or undigested unprocessed food  If ama is formed due to poor agni it can escape from the GIT(gastrointestinal tract) and will spread to peripheral tissues where it can interfere with function

Eating out can be a major problem  There are several reasons for this  Things are done by restaurants that aren’t conducive for good digestion  The most common infraction is ice water  Many of the entrees served in public eateries are popular but are not necessarily good for us(chocolate coffee ice cream)  Many restaurants nowadays are serving incompatible food combinations  The most common one is fruit with other foods

Eating Biorhythms:  3 Healthy Ways To Support

But probably the most damaging of all with our “restaurant fetish” is that it typically interferes with healthy biorhythms of eating  Typically eating our biggest meal of the day turns out to be done at 7p or beyond which in the end is ama promoting  Not only is it our biggest meal of the day but it’s associated with all of the other ama promoting eating habits foisted on us because we’re at the restaurant

So what can we d0?

1  Make a pact with yourself to eat your biggest meal at noon

2 Minimize eating out…will be healthier and enhance the pocketbook  If you have to eat out try to stay away from night time meals, avoid ice, eat according to your energy constitutional makeup(see foodsheal.com), and avoid incompatible food combinations

3 Breakfast is optional  If hungry try fruit  It should NOT be the biggest meal of the day

Get Vaccinated!

Posted by on Oct 22, 2021 in Uncategorized | 0 comments

In a recent article the Washington Post(https://wapo.st/30TtyIT) reviewed the reasons people are reluctant to take the COVID vaccine. One significantly addressed reason in the article is that many antivaxxers are followers of alternative health social media platforms that sow misinformation about the current vaccines which mislead their loyal followers who have grown to trust the messaging as reliable and trustworthy. In the past while heavy metal adjuvants such as mercury and aluminum may have had significant  effects in...

read more

Natural Ways to Improve Your Immunity

Posted by on Mar 20, 2020 in Uncategorized | 0 comments

Natural Ways to Improve Your Immunity

Last time we talked about a long list of Ayurvedic lifestyles that will enhance immunity Here’s a shortlist of trace metals that are important in immunity which is the only way we individually will improve our immunologic response when infected by a viral load such as COVID 19 Nasal breathing  Many of us breathe through the mouth The simple transition to nasal breathing can enhance nitric oxide which improves immunologic response among other things Neti use can improve immunity directly and indirectly Because it clears ...

read more

How Ayurveda Can Support Immunity in Pandemics

Posted by on Mar 15, 2020 in Uncategorized | 0 comments

How Ayurveda Can Support Immunity in Pandemics

It’s now surprising that as we have been discussing the microbiome and how healing it can lead to healing ICPBS that treating the microbiome can be instrumental in protecting yourself and loved ones during this COVID 19 pandemic now going on in the US Here’s a video link for more information: And below is the supporting information referred to in the video THE RELEVANCE OF AGNI AND GUT MICROBIOME TO HEALTH From an Ayurvedic perspective our digestive strength and function (agni) is central to the disease process....

read more

ICPBS and the Microbiome: The Role of Mushrooms

Posted by on Feb 28, 2020 in Uncategorized | 0 comments

ICPBS and the Microbiome:  The Role of Mushrooms

From previous blogs the IC bladder pain syndrome(interstitial cystitis, chronic prostatitis, irritable bowel syndrome, fibromyalgia, and vulvodynia) is a neuropathy that stems from an imbalance in the agni of the colon specifically the rectosigmoid and rectum. This leads to an energetic imbalance in the colon leading to an imbalance in the pelvic nerves. In the last blog we discussed the role of the common probiotics in today’s marketplace by way of the handout offered to subscribers on request These common probiotics are...

read more

ICPBS: Who Are the Microbiome Players?

Posted by on Feb 13, 2020 in Uncategorized | 0 comments

ICPBS: Who Are the Microbiome Players?

From previous blogs the IC bladder pain syndrome(interstitial cystitis, chronic prostatitis, irritable bowel syndrome, fibromyalgia, and vulvodynia) is a neuropathy that stems from an imbalance in the agni of the colon specifically the rectosigmoid and rectum. This leads to an energetic imbalance in the colon leading to an imbalance in the pelvic nerves. In the last blog we discussed the role of the common probiotics in today’s marketplace by way of the handout offered to subscribers on request These common probiotics are...

read more

Relevance of Agni and Microbiome to Health

Posted by on Jan 28, 2020 in Uncategorized | 0 comments

Relevance of Agni and Microbiome to Health

Bacteria populate the gut in increasing numbers from the upper smalll bowel to the densest population residing in the colon which are “good and bad guys” From previous blogs the IC bladder pain syndrome(interstitial cystitis, chronic prostatitis, irritable bowel syndrome, fibromyalgia, anf vulvodynia) is a neuropathy that stems from an imbalance in the agni of the colon specifically the rectosigmoid and rectum. This leads to an energetic imbalance in the colon leading to an imbalance in the pelvic nerves. From an AY...

read more

IC Treatment by Supporting the Microbiome

Posted by on Jan 11, 2020 in Uncategorized | 0 comments

IC Treatment by Supporting the Microbiome

In the world of Ayurveda the IC bladder pain syndrome(interstitial cystitis, irritable bowel syndrome, chronic prostatitis, fibromyalgia) arises from a disturbance in the ability to digest food. This impaired digestion leads to toxic buildup that then leads to toxins collecting in areas outside the bowel. One of the areas where this buildup occurs in the pelvic nerves surrounding the large bowel. This leads to all the bladder symptoms that occur in IC such as urinary frequency, urgency, and episodic burning on urination but also the...

read more

IC and Inflammed Gut: How to Deal With It By Diet

Posted by on Sep 11, 2019 in bladder, bladder pain, chronic fatigue syndrome, chronic pelvic pain syndrome, chronic prostatitis, CPPS, fibromyalgia, GERD, IBS, IC, Interstiial cystitis, vulvodynia | 0 comments

IC and Inflammed Gut:  How to Deal With It By Diet

Through the Ayurvedic lens of seeing disease in the IC bladder pain syndrome(interstitial cystitis, vulvodynia, chronic prostatitis, GERD, IBS, fibromyalgia) the GIT(gastrointestinal tract) is inflammed with acidic blood pH in the range of 5.5 to 6.5  Alkalinizing the GIT using diet is fundamental to healing the disease  This also helps heal over time the microbiome that is universally affected in these conditions A unique combination of alkalinizing greens and protein can make a complete meal or as side dish for other foods on the table(can...

read more

The Neti Pot and IC: How It Works Energetically

Posted by on May 19, 2018 in bladder, bladder pain, chronic pelvic pain syndrome, fibromyalgia, GERD, IBS, IC, Interstiial cystitis, vulvodynia | 0 comments

The Neti Pot and IC: How It Works Energetically

It’s not just one thing that you do energetically to heal a problem but a multiplicity of things because it takes a multipliticity of things to cause IC in the first place  Neti is one on those things Kapha is the energy pattern of stability in the physiology  It is composed of the qualities of heavy, slow/dull, cool, slimy/smooth, liquid, dense, soft, hard, static, and sticky  Think of the mucous from the common cold and you will have a good understanding of the qualities of Kapha which supports bodily structures When Kapha becomes...

read more

Happy Holidays from IC Solutions

Posted by on Dec 25, 2017 in bladder, bladder pain, chronic prostatitis, fibromyalgia, GERD, IBS, IC, Interstiial cystitis, vulvodynia | 0 comments

Happy Holidays from IC Solutions

Wishing you all the best of health in your journey to eliminate the energy imbalance of interstitial cystitis from your life And the best of holiday cheer in sharing this season with your loved...

read more

IC and Numbing Out: 3 Ways to Avoid

Circles not togetherWe all numb out on various things in life and when we do it allows us to not fully pay attention to what is ailing us  This would be normally expected in chronic disease wanting to make the pain and hassles to go away  There is clearly pain and inconvenience for people with the IC bladder pain syndrome(interstitial cystitis, vulvodynia, chronic prostatitis, IBS, GERD, and fibromylagia) and so it’s understandable that an unconscious effort for numbing would occur

Examples of Numbing Out

Numbing out is the inability to focus on the sensory experience that is bothering us  Sure we notice the pain and inconveniences that “crimp our plans” but that’s as far as it goes

Whether we know it or not numbing out is in our life experience  The reason I can say this with such assurance is that we all do it to some degree or another  Now one might claim that it’s impossible to numb out when pain is in your face day after day and that is indeed true so we should define numbing out

Reasons for numb out are several  1 Often we don’t have the tools to be more present with whatever is bothering us  2 At times it’s inconvenient to bother or it’s the same thing day after day so why bother  3  It’s quick and easy to numb out  4 We get rewarded because of the pleasure that comes from numbing out

When we become students of whatever is bothering us we bring our full attention and in so doing intention to the issue at hand  This is the crux of not numbing out  By stopping the numbing out process we bring intention into the equation and voila healing occurs

Common examples of numbing out

Addictions of any kind…food(aka “comfort foods”), alcohol, marijuana, prescription drugs

Not managing stress and anxiety so we numb out unconsciously

Stress and anxiety produce flightiness which is a form or “run away” which is the heart of the numbing out process

Circles not together…essentially denial of the problems at hand

Social media….great way to avoid dealing with a problem

 Ways to Avoid Numbing Out

1 Journal

Be aware of insights that come about the issue and solutions that will help the problem

2 Meditate on the problem at hand

Be willing to sit, think, and talk about the issue that you want to correct

                Spiritual practices sometimes help uncover the unconscious processes such as fear,stress, and anxiety

Grounded minds produce composure to sit

3 The above process allows us to observe something that comes up and not be overwhelmed by it

 

Get Vaccinated!

Posted by on Oct 22, 2021 in Uncategorized | 0 comments

In a recent article the Washington Post(https://wapo.st/30TtyIT) reviewed the reasons people are reluctant to take the COVID vaccine. One significantly addressed reason in the article is that many antivaxxers are followers of alternative health social media platforms that sow misinformation about the current vaccines which mislead their loyal followers who have grown to trust the messaging as reliable and trustworthy. In the past while heavy metal adjuvants such as mercury and aluminum may have had significant  effects in...

read more

Natural Ways to Improve Your Immunity

Posted by on Mar 20, 2020 in Uncategorized | 0 comments

Natural Ways to Improve Your Immunity

Last time we talked about a long list of Ayurvedic lifestyles that will enhance immunity Here’s a shortlist of trace metals that are important in immunity which is the only way we individually will improve our immunologic response when infected by a viral load such as COVID 19 Nasal breathing  Many of us breathe through the mouth The simple transition to nasal breathing can enhance nitric oxide which improves immunologic response among other things Neti use can improve immunity directly and indirectly Because it clears ...

read more

How Ayurveda Can Support Immunity in Pandemics

Posted by on Mar 15, 2020 in Uncategorized | 0 comments

How Ayurveda Can Support Immunity in Pandemics

It’s now surprising that as we have been discussing the microbiome and how healing it can lead to healing ICPBS that treating the microbiome can be instrumental in protecting yourself and loved ones during this COVID 19 pandemic now going on in the US Here’s a video link for more information: And below is the supporting information referred to in the video THE RELEVANCE OF AGNI AND GUT MICROBIOME TO HEALTH From an Ayurvedic perspective our digestive strength and function (agni) is central to the disease process....

read more

ICPBS and the Microbiome: The Role of Mushrooms

Posted by on Feb 28, 2020 in Uncategorized | 0 comments

ICPBS and the Microbiome:  The Role of Mushrooms

From previous blogs the IC bladder pain syndrome(interstitial cystitis, chronic prostatitis, irritable bowel syndrome, fibromyalgia, and vulvodynia) is a neuropathy that stems from an imbalance in the agni of the colon specifically the rectosigmoid and rectum. This leads to an energetic imbalance in the colon leading to an imbalance in the pelvic nerves. In the last blog we discussed the role of the common probiotics in today’s marketplace by way of the handout offered to subscribers on request These common probiotics are...

read more

ICPBS: Who Are the Microbiome Players?

Posted by on Feb 13, 2020 in Uncategorized | 0 comments

ICPBS: Who Are the Microbiome Players?

From previous blogs the IC bladder pain syndrome(interstitial cystitis, chronic prostatitis, irritable bowel syndrome, fibromyalgia, and vulvodynia) is a neuropathy that stems from an imbalance in the agni of the colon specifically the rectosigmoid and rectum. This leads to an energetic imbalance in the colon leading to an imbalance in the pelvic nerves. In the last blog we discussed the role of the common probiotics in today’s marketplace by way of the handout offered to subscribers on request These common probiotics are...

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Relevance of Agni and Microbiome to Health

Posted by on Jan 28, 2020 in Uncategorized | 0 comments

Relevance of Agni and Microbiome to Health

Bacteria populate the gut in increasing numbers from the upper smalll bowel to the densest population residing in the colon which are “good and bad guys” From previous blogs the IC bladder pain syndrome(interstitial cystitis, chronic prostatitis, irritable bowel syndrome, fibromyalgia, anf vulvodynia) is a neuropathy that stems from an imbalance in the agni of the colon specifically the rectosigmoid and rectum. This leads to an energetic imbalance in the colon leading to an imbalance in the pelvic nerves. From an AY...

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IC Treatment by Supporting the Microbiome

Posted by on Jan 11, 2020 in Uncategorized | 0 comments

IC Treatment by Supporting the Microbiome

In the world of Ayurveda the IC bladder pain syndrome(interstitial cystitis, irritable bowel syndrome, chronic prostatitis, fibromyalgia) arises from a disturbance in the ability to digest food. This impaired digestion leads to toxic buildup that then leads to toxins collecting in areas outside the bowel. One of the areas where this buildup occurs in the pelvic nerves surrounding the large bowel. This leads to all the bladder symptoms that occur in IC such as urinary frequency, urgency, and episodic burning on urination but also the...

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IC and Inflammed Gut: How to Deal With It By Diet

Posted by on Sep 11, 2019 in bladder, bladder pain, chronic fatigue syndrome, chronic pelvic pain syndrome, chronic prostatitis, CPPS, fibromyalgia, GERD, IBS, IC, Interstiial cystitis, vulvodynia | 0 comments

IC and Inflammed Gut:  How to Deal With It By Diet

Through the Ayurvedic lens of seeing disease in the IC bladder pain syndrome(interstitial cystitis, vulvodynia, chronic prostatitis, GERD, IBS, fibromyalgia) the GIT(gastrointestinal tract) is inflammed with acidic blood pH in the range of 5.5 to 6.5  Alkalinizing the GIT using diet is fundamental to healing the disease  This also helps heal over time the microbiome that is universally affected in these conditions A unique combination of alkalinizing greens and protein can make a complete meal or as side dish for other foods on the table(can...

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The Neti Pot and IC: How It Works Energetically

Posted by on May 19, 2018 in bladder, bladder pain, chronic pelvic pain syndrome, fibromyalgia, GERD, IBS, IC, Interstiial cystitis, vulvodynia | 0 comments

The Neti Pot and IC: How It Works Energetically

It’s not just one thing that you do energetically to heal a problem but a multiplicity of things because it takes a multipliticity of things to cause IC in the first place  Neti is one on those things Kapha is the energy pattern of stability in the physiology  It is composed of the qualities of heavy, slow/dull, cool, slimy/smooth, liquid, dense, soft, hard, static, and sticky  Think of the mucous from the common cold and you will have a good understanding of the qualities of Kapha which supports bodily structures When Kapha becomes...

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Happy Holidays from IC Solutions

Posted by on Dec 25, 2017 in bladder, bladder pain, chronic prostatitis, fibromyalgia, GERD, IBS, IC, Interstiial cystitis, vulvodynia | 0 comments

Happy Holidays from IC Solutions

Wishing you all the best of health in your journey to eliminate the energy imbalance of interstitial cystitis from your life And the best of holiday cheer in sharing this season with your loved...

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